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Leo Wong - much to the dismay of the Eco-Feminists - gets rid of what nature there is left on Mars in order to build a new "Mars Vegas". While business is seemingly going well, Leo sets his sight on something bigger: a galactic-scale miniature golf course. Of course, this requires some more nature removing. The threat of a whole arm of the galaxy being turned into a black hole ball return causes the Eco-Feminists' ranks to swell. However, darker forces than Leo Wong are at work and a secret society tasks Fry with protecting the universe.

Looking at the four segments of "Into the Wild Green Yonder", the first one stands out the most as its own episode. It sets up the general story but then digresses into a subplot that does not advance the main story line that much. A Bender-centric subsubplot unfolds and is wrapped up by the end of the first 22 minutes without coming up again. While not connected as nicely as the other three segments, the first part is nevertheless very funny with a lot of great lines and a clever turn of events that culminates in a face-off between Fry and Bender.

The remaining three parts of the movie form a cohesive story arc that pits economic greed (and the desire to make things go boom) against nature. At the same time, the Futurama universe is embiggened through the introduction of two new alien species and a backstory for a character that has been a mystery for fans of the show since the very beginning. Fan favorites like Zapp and President Nixon are featured prominently with memorable lines that are bound to make it into Futurama jargon.

While the movie could probably have been squeezed into fewer minutes, it does not drag and each minute that is there is funny.

Since the Futurama team was not (and is not) in the know about the future of Futurama, Into the Wild Green Yonder does not set out to be a series finale. So, don't expect it to be one and you will likely find the fourth movie to be a Futurama adventure well worth watching. I enjoyed it all three times that I watched it for this review.